Nicholas Blackburne

Nicholas Blackburne (1676-) was an Antiguan pirate who was the General Marine of the Leeward Islands for the Pirates.

Biography
Nicholas Blackburne was born on Antigua, in the Leeward Islands, which belonged to the Pirates. Blackburne became the captain of the 64-gun sloop "King William's Fury" in 1697, pirating under the name of Great Britain against Spanish and French merchant ships. However, he became an independent pirate after the War of the Grand Alliance's end and plundered French ships and British ships alike.

In winter 1702 he was made a General Marine, governing the Leeward Islands from Antigua. He captured the Windward Islands from the French in 1703, and in winter 1705 he also captured Dutch Guyana after occupying French Guiana, bringing much lands into pirate control.